The men's 3000 metres event at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held on March 5.
Results edit
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Haile Gebrselassie |  Ethiopia |
7:53.57 | |
 |
Paul Bitok |  Kenya |
7:53.79 | |
 |
Million Wolde |  Ethiopia |
7:53.85 | |
| 4 | Gennaro di Napoli |  Italy |
7:55.60 | |
| 5 | Yousef El Nasri |  Spain |
7:56.70 | |
| 6 | Steve Holman |  United States |
7:56.96 | |
| 7 | Darren Lynch |  Australia |
7:58.12 | |
| 8 | Marco Antonio Rufo | Spain |
7:58.24 | |
| 9 | Ali Saïdi-Sief |  Algeria |
8:02.20 | |
| 10 | Brian Baker | United States |
8:04.59 | |
| 11 | Akira Kiniwa |  Japan |
8:04.95 | NR |
| 12 | Réda Benzine | Algeria |
8:07.89 | |
| 13 | Yonas Kifle |  Eritrea |
8:34.41 |